Wedding DJ Hire

Wedding DJ Hire from award-winning trusted Wedding DJ Booking Agency. Our aim is simple, to make your entertainment as unique as you are, fill the dancefloor and create a wedding party to remember.

That’s why we work with the best UK Wedding DJs and spend time with every wedding couple to ensure their entertainment is unique and compliments their wedding theme, matches their musical tastes and delivers the ultimate wedding soundtrack.

Struggling to choose between a Wedding Band or DJ? Check out our Wedding Bands & contact us to begin creating a bespoke wedding entertainment package today!

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Wedding DJ Hire

Wedding DJ Hire from award-winning trusted Wedding DJ Booking Agency. Our aim is simple, to make your entertainment as unique as you are, fill the dancefloor and create a wedding party to remember.

Struggling to choose between a Wedding Band or DJ? Check out our Wedding Bands & contact us to begin creating a bespoke wedding entertainment package today!

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It was seamless…

I wanted to pass on a huge thank you for your professionalism on the night – you arrived on time and did what you needed to do – it was seamless. When I had to ask you to delay the start you were very professional and I’m so very grateful for your relaxed approach. The entertainment itself was really great – you had staff on their feet right from the start and it was really good to see everyone having a great time.

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Guide to Booking a UK Wedding DJ

Wedding DJ Hire - What you should expect!

Wedding DJ Hire UK

The main roles of a wedding DJ are to play music for your evening wedding reception. A professional wedding DJ should also make the formal announcements during the evening reception, which include: announcing your first dance, cake cutting ceremony, evening buffet, last orders and last dance.

Many wedding couples who have their wedding ceremony at the wedding venue choose to wedding DJ hire for the entire day. In such cases, their role includes playing music for

Wedding Ceremony

guest arrivals
bridal entrance
signing of the register
exit music

In addition, they can provide background music during the drinks reception and wedding breakfast.

What Equipment can I expect my Professional Wedding DJ to provide?

Professional Wedding DJ Sound System

A professional wedding DJ for hire should provide all the audio equipment required to provide a magical night of music. This should include an amplifier, DJ mixing desk, speakers and stands, microphone's for announcements and speeches ( if booking them for the whole day), headphones and leads.

Professional Wedding DJ Lighting

Professional Wedding DJs should provide moving lights fo the dance floor, lighting stands and controllers, cables and all other lighting equipment required for your wedding.

What other services will a professional wedding DJ supply?

Bespoke Lighting Effects

Most professional UK wedding DJs have a myriad of exciting lights and lighting effects that they are able to offer as an upgraded wedding package. including, mirror ball effect lighting, projections of your new married name or initials and dramatic laser shows.

Wedding DJ and Musicians

An exciting new trend and a great way of adding a wow factor to a wedding reception are teaming your wedding DJ with a musician. Adding a saxophonist, singer or percussionist creates an infectious party atmosphere that is guaranteed to fill the dancefloor and adds excitement to the evening.

What to watch out for when booking a wedding DJ and musician?

At Elastic Lounge, we are experienced at providing UK Wedding DJs and Musicians. We have built a good reputation supplying the best Wedding DJ and Musician entertainment throughout the UK and know the risk of getting it wrong!

An unfortunate wedding trend with increased competition and the rise of Facebook and social media is Wedding DJs offering their services with a musician. Hopefully, we can make this clear:

JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE IS A GOOD DJ DOES NOT MEAN THEY CAN WORK WITH MUSICIANS!

We attend hundreds of events and have seen it go wrong and can honestly say a Wedding Dj and Sax player who have little experience in this area or wh have not worked together can empty the biggest dance floor quicker than any act we have seen.

Our Recommendation for Booking a Wedding DJ and Musician:

Before booking a UK wedding DJ and Musician make sure you ask the following:

1. Always ask to see a LIVE PERFORMANCE from a recent wedding. Any experienced DJ will have this as virtually all weddings are recorded on video these days.

2. If they provide a video it is easy to get carried away with the wow factor of the musician so make sure you check you can see the DJ on the video. If you can't ask them to put it in writing that it is them on the video and ask for recent testimonials.

3. If in any doubt do not book, it is far better to have a good Wedding DJ than an inexperienced wedding DJ and musician act.

Are there different types of wedding DJ?

What types of Wedding DJs for hire are available?

Professional Wedding DJ

A professional wedding DJ is a someone who's income comes from being a full time wedding DJ.

The Best UK Wedding DJs have a large selection of mind blowing music combined with years of experience. Such Wedding DJs in the UK know how to get the toughest crowd on the dance floor. They are enthusiastic and passionate with amazing Wedding DJ skills behind the DJ both, which translates into n infectious party atmosphere and a night to remember.

At the other extreme there are professional weddings DJs who have done the Job for years. They know their craft and have a proven formula to ensure a great night of entertainment but they have little passion and are missing the X factor of the best Uk wedding DJs.

They have good understanding of music but not great, good equipment but not amazing, we cod go on. These are the work horses of the wedding industry they perform week in week out and it has just become a job to them and they are unlikely to go above and beyond to make your night outstanding.

Amateur Wedding DJs

We all have that friend who likes to think of themselves as a good amateur Wedding DJ. Thye offer there services for free for any event talking place and are more than happy to convince you they can do an amazing job while saving you money. They might be right but is it really the best option for your wedding?

A good rule fo thumb to use before signing up for your fiend to showcase their skills is would you book your friend as the Wedding DJ if you had to pay? If the answer is no do you really want to leave your wedding party in the hands of them regardless of the savings?

Another important factor to take into consideration is that often fiends offer their services freeing not realising the extent of work and equipment required. To hire a good system would be in excess of £300 probably nearer to £500. Once this becomes obvious to your good friend they may suddenly realise they well out of there depth and panic. The result can be the common occurrence of being let down at the last minute. At Elastic Lounge we get approximately 5 clients contacting us a week who have been let down at the last minute. Of those typically 1 or 2 are friends who had offered their services as a wedding DJ the others are Hobby Wedding DJs.

Hobby Wedding DJs

Hobby Wedding DJs are Djs who have a full time job but do Djing after work at the weekends. I know what yo are thinking what difference does that make as DJs only work int he evening? Anyone can become a DJ and play a few songs at an event but to become a Top Wedding DJ requires time and energy invested in the craft. Like a musician the best Wedding DJs spend a lot of time working on their craft outside of their performance. This includes researching he latest professional wedding Dj equipment, staying up to date with music developments and gaining a vast knowledge of music of all styles so that when the moment comes to read a crowd at your wedding they know exactly the write song to play to keep the party going.

Of course there are some exceptions and some amazing hobby wedding DJs. There are also many that press playlist sit down and have little artistic input and it requires little to no skills. The real question is are you willing to take the risk?

Club Wedding DJs

A club Wedding DJ would have made living performing in clubs and both the repertoire and standards will vary greatly to a classic wedding DJ.

Many Club Wedding DJs will have performed at many large events and will also be very experienced at getting a party atmosphere going. Unlike a wedding DJ they would be very unlikely to get a second Gig if they didn't deliver and as such they are often of a higher standard than many classic wedding DJs.

However, one draw back in booking a wedding Club DJ is that he better they are the less flexible they can be. Many very good Club DJs won't want to play popular chart music so it is important to check that they cover all styles and genres.

Wedding Bands with Playlist DJ Service

If you are considering a wedding band then a common trend offered by many bands is a playlist service through the bands PA system.

This can be a good option for couples that want the wow factor that only a wedding band can deliver but do not have the budget to book a wedding DJ as well.

Most wedding bands are experienced at providing a play isn service and their equipment will be better than your venues and they can also ensure the music and band work together to create a great night of entertainment.

Wedding DJ playlist services can never compare with a professional wedding DJ experience. The best options would always to have a wedding DJ and wedding band but if that is not possible it is important to weigh up the pros and cons. many couple feel the wow factor of a wedding band is worth the compromise and typically service wold be equal to wedding DJs in the lower budget ranges.

Struggling to decide between a wedding band or DJ? Check out our blog Wedding DJ Vs Wedding Band today!

How much does a Uk Wedding DJ Cost?

How much does a wedding DJ Hire cost?

Booking a wedding DJ for hire is no different to other services or products and most certainly you get what you pay for.

There is a wide range of prices and options available but typically a standard wedding DJ can be booked for between £300 and £1200. The important thing to work out at this stage is what value you put on having a wedding DJ and what it is worth to you.

While trying to make this decision it is worth noting that if your wedding DJ is the only music entertainment during the evening they will be responsible for creating the party atmosphere and making sure the night is a success. This section of your wedding is approx half of your entire celebration and one of the few things the majority of guests remember following the wedding.

There are a myriad of wedding trends which al cost money and have effected the budget couples have left for to hire a wedding.

However, we would urge any couple to secure a competent and professional DJ first. We all love sweet carts, post boxes and light up letters but unfortunately they won't fill the dance floor and there is nothing more uncomfortable than a long wedding reception with an empty dance floor.

A good Wedding DJ for hire will cost more money than an amateur or hubby wedding DJs who have day jobs. It is a basic principle of supply and demand and most good wedding DJs near you will be booked up well in advance. There are a lot of average wedding DJs around and few great wedding DJs who know how to make a wedding party to remember.

What you need to know before booking a wedding DJ

Is there anything we need to know before hiring a wedding DJ?

If you are planning on hiring a wedding DJ it is important you have some basic information to provide them in order for them to give you an accurate quote for their services.

We have created a list of things you should know before beginning the process of hiring a wedding DJ

1.How long do you want the Wedding DJ to perform

Do you want to hire a wedding DJ for your evening reception or for the whole day?

It is important to know what time you would like the DJ to start playing music at the beginning of the night. It is quite normal for the DJ to start playing background music at the same time as when your evening guests start arriving at the venue. Depending on how early your ceremony is on your wedding day, the start time for your wedding DJ can be between 6pm-8pm. The majority of weddings book a DJ to start playing at 7pm. The finish time for the music at the end of the night is often set by the venue. For example, at some venues the music has to finish at 11.30pm and at other venues the DJ can you can keep on playing music until 1am. If you are having a wedding in a marquee on private land then one of the big advantages is that you can keep playing music until the early hours of the morning!!

2. What time do you want the Wedding DJ to set up?

Once you have an understanding of the timings and how long you want the wedding DJ for hire to perform the next step is to work out what time you would like them to set up.

Couples can vastly underestimate how long it takes a professional wedding DJ to set up and how disruptive it can be having a DJ turning up and wheeling in equipment. A professional wedding DJ will always want to be set up with at least an hour break before starting as it is actually quite a physical task loading and setting up all the equipment.

Most professional wedding DJs will offer an early set up option but depending on the DJ this may cost an additional fee, so this I. worth finding out.

3.Where you want your wedding DJ to set up?

There is nothing more annoying to the wedding couple and DJ who has invested large amounts of money to provide a luxury wedding DJ service to find out there is not enough space for them to provide the stunning luxury wedding DJ experience they promised you.

This is often due to the the wedding couple not factoring the amount of space needed for a DJ set up. This can become a major issue if also booking a band.

If you are booking a band and wedding DJ it is important to get accurate details fo the space required and connect the Wedding and Band at the earliest opportunity. Most professional wedding DJs and Bands will be happy to lease with your venue to ensure there is adequate space and you have your dream wedding experience.

4. The styles of music that you would like the DJ to play.

One of the most important things you need to know before looking for a wedding DJ is what music you want to hear at your wedding. Having this information can save a lot of time and stress and help with your search for the perfect wedding DJ.

If you love brit pop then you wouldn't want tpo book a frustrated club DJ who wants to play the latest dance music and Ibiza club classics. The perfect mathc is finding a DJ who loves the same music as you and is experienced at performing this at weddings. They will have a lot more knowledge of the music genre, know what to play to get you up on the dance floor and keep you there. a wedding Dj playing their favourite music will also be happy DJ with an infectious enthusiasm for the music and party.

However, this is only half the story as with such a wide range of ages and musical tastes ideally you would also want a diverse selection of music that will get everyone up dancing during the night. All professional wedding DJs should have a broad knowledge of music.

Top Tip the choosing a wedding DJ

Don't be afraid to put them not he stop on a. phone call by asking them what acts and music they know from a chosen genre. If they can't say the names of your favourite music they are unlikely too be the perfect DJ fo you.

5.How do you want the DJ set up to look.

Every wedding is unique and it important that the Wedding DJ for Hire has a set dup to compliment your wedding theme.

Wedding DJs lighting and rigs vary drastically and range from cheap or quality lighting set up to a luxury wedding DJ experience. Think about your theme and ask he DJ if they provide a set up to compliment your theme.